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PS (Programme Service):
While searching, “PS” appears, then station name is displayed. “NO
PS” appears if no signal is sent.
PTY (Programme Type):
While searching, “PTY” appears, then broadcast programme type is
displayed. “NO PTY” appears if no signal is sent.
RT (Radio Text):
While searching, “RT” appears, then a text message sent by the sta-
tion is displayed. “NO RT” appears if no signal is sent.
Station Frequency:
Station frequency (non-RDS service)
Notes:
•
If searching finishes at once, “PS”, “PTY” and “RT” will not
appear on the display.
•
If you press the DISPLAY MODE button while listening to an
AM (MW/LW) station, the display only shows station frequency.
•
RDS is not available for AM (MW/LW) broadcasts.
On characters displayed
When the display shows PS, PTY or RT signals:
•
The display shows upper case letters only.
•
The display cannot show accented letters; For example, “A”
may represent accented “A’s” like “Á, Â, Ã, À, Ä and Å”.
To search for a programme by PTY codes
One of the advantages of the RDS service is that you can locate a
particular kind of programme by specifying the PTY codes.
To search for a programme using PTY or TA codes:
1
Press the PTY button once while listening to an FM
station.
The display alternates between “PTY” and “SELECT”.
2
Select the PTY code using the SELECT buttons within
10 seconds.
Each time you press the button, the display shows a category in
the following order:
NEWS
↔
AFFAIRS
↔
INFO
↔
SPORT
↔
EDUCATE
↔
DRAMA
↔
CULTURE
↔
SCIENCE
↔
VARIED
↔
POP M
↔
ROCK M
↔
M.O.R.M
↔
LIGHT M
↔
CLASSICS
↔
OTH-
ER M
↔
TRAFFIC
↔
NEWS
3
Press the PTY button within 10 seconds again.
While searching, the display alternates between “SEARCH”
and the selected PTY code.
The unit searched 30 preset stations and stops when it finds a
station of the category you have selected, then tunes into that
station.
To continue searching after the first stop,
press the PTY button again while the display indications blink.
If no programme is found, “NOT FOUND” appears on the display.
To stop searching at any time during the process
Using any tuner operating buttons and controls stops search opera-
tion.
Descriptions of the PTY Codes
NEWS:
News
AFFAIRS:
Topical programme expanding on the current news or
affairs
INFO:
Programmes on medical service, weather forecasts, etc.
SPORT:
Sports
events
EDUCATE:
Educational programmes
DRAMA:
Radio plays
CULTURE:
Programmes on national or regional culture
SCIENCE:
Programmes on natural sciences and technology
VARIED:
Other programmes like comedies or ceremonies
POP M:
Pop music
ROCK M:
Rock music
M.O.R.M:
Middle-of-the-road music (usually called “easy listen-
ing”)
LIGHT M:
Light music
CLASSICS:
Classical music
OTHER M:
Other music
ALARM:
Emergency broadcasts
TRAFFIC:
Broadcasts which carry traffic announcements
NONE:
Undefined (this cannot be searched.)
To temporarily switch to a broadcast programme of your
choice
EON (Enhanced Other Networks) is another convenient RDS serv-
ice that allows this unit to switch temporarily to a broadcast pro-
gramme of your choice (NEWS, TA or INFO) from the currently
selected station, except if you are listening to a non-RDS station (all
AM (MW/LW) stations or some FM stations).
•
If an FM station does broadcast EON information, EON cannot
be activated.
PTY/EON
PTY/EON
SELECT
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